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The Yankees will have the brooms out today as they try to sweep away the Toronto Blue Jays. CC Sabathia and R.A. Dickey will go head-to-head in a matchup of former Cy Young Award winners. Yesterday, the Yankees set an American League record to start the season by going 18-0 when scoring first. Newly acquired [...]
New York Yankees 5 — Toronto Blue Jays 0 Kuroda gave up a lead-off double to one-time Yankee Melky Cabrera to start the game, but then struck out the next two batters (Bautista and Encarnacion). This brought up J.P. Arencibia, who hit a line drive back to the mound, which was caught by Kuroda. A [...]
The Toronto Blue Jays are in town to face the Yankees for a three-game series. After losing two of three to the Seattle Mariners, New York looks to rebound with Hiroki Kuroda on the mound tonight. Last night, Andy Pettitte and Chris Stewart both left the game with injuries. The team isn’t too concerned with [...]
Yankees and Mariners play the rubber game tonight, as Andy Pettitte takes the hill against former Yank Hector Noesi; Aaron Harang, who was originally scheduled to start for the M’s, has been scratched with lower back stiffness. Pettitte hopes to continue the success he had against the Royals in his last start, when he went [...]
Seattle Mariners 12 — New York Yankees 2 Yankees can’t recover from Hughes’ collapse in tonight’s 12-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Phil Hughes could not get anything going in tonight’s start. The big blow against Hughes came from former Yankee Raul Ibanez. Already down by two, Ibanez would put the Mariners ahead by [...]
After an exciting comeback win last night the Yankees look to win their third straight, as Phil Hughes takes the mound with hopes of regaining the form he had before his most recent start. In his four starts leading up to his last one at KC, Hughes had given up a combined six earned runs. [...]
Seattle Mariners 3 — New York Yankees 4 Felix Hernandez exits and the comeback is in effect in tonight’s 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. The matchup of aces lived up to the hype. Until the sixth inning, Felix Hernandez and CC Sabathia were in a battle in a one-run game. The lone [...]
Welcome back, Curtis Granderson! The All-Star slugger returns to the lineup after missing the first month and a half of the regular season with a broken forearm – he will hit cleanup and play left field; pitcher Vidal Nuno was sent down to clear a roster spot. There is another homecoming at the Stadium tonight, [...]
New York Yankees 7 — Cleveland Indians 0 Yankees split the doubleheader with a 7-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. For the second game today, Vidal Nuno started the game. Vidal Nuno was effective and pitching in a timely manner. Through his five innings of work, he constantly faced the tying run as [...]
The Yankees look to split the doubleheader today after losing the first game 1-0. Before the game, Brennan Boesch was sent down and reliever Brett Marshall was called up. Vidal Nuno is making his first career start. Here are the lineups: New York Yankees (23-14) Brett Gardner CF Jayson Nix 3B Robinson Cano DH Vernon [...]
New York Yankees 0 — Cleveland Indians 1 David Phelps made one bad pitch in today’s 1-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The first game of a doubleheader today. David Phelps got the nod for the first game today to makeup rained out games earlier this season. On a 2-2 pitch in the [...]
Fresh off a three-game sweep of the Royals, the Yankees are in Cleveland for a doubleheader; two games were washed away by rain last month. The Yankees have won five straight, while the Indians have won six of seven. David Phelps gets the start in game one against Justin Masterson – Vidal Nuno in game [...]
New York Yankees 4 — Kansas City Royals 2 A pair of home runs in the third send Yankees to Cleveland with a sweep after today’s 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Royals got to Kuroda early in the first inning with some productive outs. After a leadoff double, the Royals [...]
Happy Mother’s Day! The Yankees enter today in sole possession of first place, and are poised for the series sweep against the Royals in an afternoon contest from Kauffman Stadium. Hiroki Kuroda gets the start for New York against Ervin Santana. After the game, the Yankees head to Cleveland for a doubleheader tomorrow before [...]
New York Yankees 3 — Kansas City Royals 2 Vernon Wells would regain the Yankees lead in tonight’s 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The way tonight’s game was going, it seemed starter Andy Pettitte was much more effective than his previous two starts (11 runs allowed in 9.1 innings). An early [...]
After notching his 500th career win last night as a manager, Joe Girardi and the Yankees look to take game two of a three game set against the Royals tonight. Andy Pettitte, who has cooled off since his hot start, gets the ball for New York against former Ray James Shields. Look for Robinson Cano [...]
New York Yankees 11 – Kansas City Royals 6 Lyle Overbay drove in five in tonight’s 11-6 win over the Kansas City Royals. This is Joe Girardi’s 500th career win as Yankees manager. The Yankees struck quickly against Royals starter Wade Davis. In the second inning, Travis Hafner led off with a walk. [...]
The first place Yankees begin a three game series tonight in Kansas City against the Royals. Kauffman Stadium hasn’t been too kind to the Yanks recently, as it’s the site of Mariano Rivera’s torn ACL just over a year ago, and Robinson Cano’s unpleasant experience during the Home Run Derby during the All-Star break last [...]
New York Yankees – Colorado Rockies Rain could not dampen the bat of Robinson Cano in today’s 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. The Yankees sent CC Sabathia to the mound for this rubber game and looked strong in a rain-shortened appearance. The lone run that Sabathia allowed came in the first inning. Right [...]
After splitting the first two games, the Yankees look to secure a series win over the Rockies in an afternoon contest from Coors Field. CC Sabathia takes to the hill, and will of course step into the batters box where he’s had some success. For his career, Sabathia is 25-for-105 (.238) with three homers and [...]